Article 25: Equality of citizens — Constitution

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(1) All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law. (2) There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex*. (3) Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the protection of women and children.

(1) All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law.

(2) There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex.

(3) Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the protection of women and children.

Effective date: 1973-08-14

Cross references

constitution-of-pakistan §4 — Right of individuals to be dealt with in accordance with law, etc — Right of individuals to be dealt with in accordance with law

Amendment history

v2 · 1973-08-14 — Version seed Article to official Fourteenth-Edition verbatim text (chapter, keywords, part, part_title, section_label, text)

Related sections

Article 24: Protection of property rights Article 25A: Right to education Article 23: Provision as to property Article 26: Non-discrimination in respect of access to public places Article 22: Safeguards as to educational institutions in respect of religion, etc Article 27: Safeguard against discrimination in services

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